Dr. Morris provides leadership for the realization of an integrated marketing communications paradigm at the university.

In addition to supervising the marketing and communications offices of the university, she is also responsible for undergraduate and graduate admissions and financial aid and is part of the university’s senior leadership team.

She earned her B.A. in Speech Communication and her M.A. in Communication Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Her doctoral research in higher education at the State University of New York at Buffalo focused on the university presidency and the roles that faculty play in presidential success (or lack thereof).

In addition to her nearly 25-year career in higher education, she has worked in television news, freelance video production, and marketing consulting in addition to serving as an educational specialist for the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).